Monthly Archives: June 2019
Fox Sports Deploys Silvercast’s ‘Mega-Zilla’ for U.S.-France FIFA Women’s World Cup Match in Times Square
Written on June 27, 2019 at 10:20 am, by SVG Staff
Fox Sports will simulcast Friday’s U.S.-France FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal, live for the public in New York’s Times Square. More
Avid Updates MediaCentral Platform With New 2019 Version
Written on June 27, 2019 at 10:15 am, by SVG Staff
Avid has released MediaCentral 2019, the next generation of its most comprehensive media workflow platform for TV news, sports, and postproduction operations. More
Discovery Appoints Andrew Georgiou as President of Eurosport and Global Sports Rights & Sports Marketing Solutions
Written on June 27, 2019 at 10:05 am, by SVG Staff
Discovery has appointed Andrew Georgiou as President, Eurosport and Global Sports Rights & Sports Marketing Solutions. Georgiou joins Discovery from Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, where he has served as CEO […] More
Gearhouse Broadcast’s Michael Harabin and Tim Lewis Reflect on First Anniversary of ProShow Acquisition
Written on June 27, 2019 at 9:58 am, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
Next week will mark the one-year anniversary of Gravity Media Group’s acquisition of ProShow Broadcast. Over the past year, ProShow has been integrated with Gearhouse Broadcast’s operations in the U.S., […] More
Riot Games Uses Nielsen for Sponsorship Measurement of League of Legends Competitions
Written on June 27, 2019 at 9:55 am, by SVG Staff
Riot Games will use Nielsen for comprehensive sponsorship valuation measurement across the company’s multiple esports leagues and competitions around the world. The move will help Riot Games demonstrate the monetary […] More
Germany’s Lanxess Arena Taps Riedel Communications for In-Venue Intercoms
Written on June 27, 2019 at 9:47 am, by SVG Staff
The Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, relies on a comprehensive, Artist-based communications network from Riedel to streamline its broadcast and event production workflows. As Germany’s largest multifunctional arena, with up […] More
Pike Media Lab Selects Grass Valley Software-Defined Playout for Flexible Distribution
Written on June 27, 2019 at 9:20 am, by SVG Staff
Pike Media Lab has transitioned to a software only playout solution from Grass Valley. Central to the new playout capability is ICE SDC, which supports uncompressed 2022-6 video streams and […] More
NEP’s M15 Mobile Unit Taps Lawo for Key IP Workflows
Written on June 27, 2019 at 7:28 am, by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director
NEP Group’s latest mobile unit in the U.S., M15, features an IP infrastructure based on Lawo’s V__matrix IP routing and processing platform loaded with function-specific software handling all IP I/O, […] More
Ratings Roundup: Large Viewership of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Surges Into Quarterfinals
Written on June 27, 2019 at 7:15 am, by SVG Contributor
Ratings roundup is a rundown of rating news from the past week and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, the final ratings […] More
Why Hi-Res Audio Doesn’t Actually Offer a Higher Quality Sonic Experience
Written on June 26, 2019 at 3:46 pm, by Michael Silbergleid
We can blame the iPod and its signature earbuds for this demise. https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/why-hi-res-audio-doesnt-actually-offer-a-higher-quality-sonic-experience/ More